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ATP Testing Completed For First Iraqi ISR Aircraft And Ground Stations

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Friday, September 26th, 2008

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) yesterday said it has finished acceptance test procedure (ATP) testing for the first of five Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft and ground stations bound for the Iraqi Air Force, equipment that will "significantly increase" current ISR capabilities. "The ISR package and fixed ground station met all technical specifications, with easy maintainability of the equipment also noted," Linden Blue, president of GA-ASI's Reconnaissance Systems Group, said in a statement. "Additionally, the ISR package is…

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